Chirnside gets top honor in the Skyline

Tuesday

Feb 26, 2013 at 12:20 AMFeb 26, 2013 at 3:20 AM

North Valley's undefeated run in boys basketball was recently rewarded with a host of all-Skyline Conference honors, including player of the year for senior JJ Chirnside and coach of the year for Jeff Nelson.

North Valley's undefeated run in boys basketball was recently rewarded with a host of all-Skyline Conference honors, including player of the year for senior JJ Chirnside and coach of the year for Jeff Nelson.

Chirnside, a 6-foot-9 senior post, was joined on the all-Skyline first team by teammates Cameron Lyon and Kevin Brazille. The Knights enter Friay's Class 4A state playoffs against Brookings-Harbor with a 23-0 record after going 10-0 in Skyline play.

Chirnside provided a big impact on both ends of the floor for the Knights, averaging 17.6 points, 11 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals and an impressive 6.1 blocks per game during conference play.